Has anyone tried Autumn Carpenter's thinned dough method for cookies? It makes them look old fashioned. It's great for those who do not care for the icing or those who are watching the calories. Tried to post a picture, but Kathy says it's not a decorated cookie. Posting the picture here if I can.
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Very pretty and yes, it does make them look old fashioned. Who is Kathy? Clearly the dough was piped on -- I'd say they're decorated.
I've always wanted to try this method. I've seen it done with colored dough, but that's a very pretty effect.
Maybe that's the answer! I like it but it needs a little jazzing up. I haven't colored dough but I'm going to give that a try - next year! Kathy sent me a private message from CC Central telling me I can only upload decorated cookies to "my pictures" using the Cookie Gallery. My dough was a bit too runny to pipe on the name, but I love the snowflake. Just tried this quickly one day last week with some left over dough.
These are so cool! I love how they give the look of a molded cookie, but you don't need a mold! Maybe Kathy thought they were molded, undecorated cookies... ? Because I would consider them decorated with piped on dough... but I guess its just a matter of opinion. Thanks for sharing these!
what do you add to the dought to thin it out?
Water and food color if you want.
When you want to pipe on the decoration so you can bake the cookies. Test a little -- you want to keep the piping thin because it can spread. I just get it piping consistency. You can use milk too.
So cut out your cookies and pipe on the detail and bake. Viola.
I also liked the old fashion look I have my grandmothers sugar cookie recipe and love the rich butter taste and don't want colored sugar or royal icing taking away from the taste but with the thinned dough method it will decorate the cookie up more.
I assume she thought that (as the decor was the same color) they were a cookie with an incised design, not something piped on.
I have done this with white-colored thinned dough to make laces in footballs. It works very well. Nice to just bake them and be finished.
I have a cookie book that showed how to use a chocolate candy mold to do this same thing. You spray the mold and press the cookie dough in the mold, refrigertae, and bake. This is how I think they got the effect on the cookie.
I have a cookie book that showed how to use a chocolate candy mold to do this same thing. You spray the mold and press the cookie dough in the mold, refrigertae, and bake. This is how I think they got the effect on the cookie.
True that is one way to get that look but a mold would produce perfect angles.
Those cookies were piped because the lines have that personal touch.
k8memphis - thanks for taking over for me! It was a busy Christmas season and I haven't had time to check in on the post! You knew exactly what I did and all your answers were terrific. They were very easy to do. Take care, becky
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